Super Typhoon Yagi has caused widespread destruction in Vietnam, China, and the Philippines.
In Vietnam, nine people have lost their lives due to the typhoon.
A tragic landslide in the mountainous Hoa Binh province claimed the lives of a family of four early Sunday morning.
The landslide occurred after heavy rain brought by Typhoon Yagi caused the collapse of a hillside onto a house.
The owner of the house, a 51-year-old man, managed to escape, but his wife, daughter, and two grandchildren were buried and their bodies were recovered shortly after.
Yagi made landfall in northern Vietnam on Saturday with winds exceeding 149 kilometers (92 miles) per hour, causing extensive damage to infrastructure and uprooting trees.
Four people were killed Saturday as roofing flew through the air, disaster management authorities said.
A man in Hai Duong province was killed Friday when heavy winds brought down a tree.
Several areas of the port city of Hai Phong were under half a metre (1.6 feet) of flood waters on Sunday, and electricity was out, with power lines and electric poles damaged, according to AFP journalists.
At Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site about 70 kilometres up the coast from the city, fishermen were in shock as they examined the damage Sunday morning.
At least 23 boats were seriously damaged or sunk at the Hai Au boat lock on Tuan Chau island, according to local residents.
Pham Van Thanh, 51, a crew member of a tourist boat, said all the vessel’s crew remained on board since Friday to prevent it from sinking.
“The wind was pushing from our back, with so much pressure that no boat could stand,” he told AFP.
“Then the first one sank. Then one after another.
“I have been a sailor for more than 20 years and have never experienced such a strong and violent typhoon,” he said.
Before hitting Vietnam, Yagi tore through southern China and the Philippines, killing at least 24 people and injuring dozens of others.
Typhoons in the region are now forming closer to the coast, intensifying more rapidly, and staying over land for longer due to climate change, according to a study published in July.
